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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Chelmsford City Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Chelmsford City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,058Searchable applications
305Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 559 approved or refused records
94Refused applications
465 approved · 94 refused · 13 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 2025 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 10 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Find planning applicationsContact planning Contact Building Control onlineLocal plan Planning policy and Local PlanConservation areas Conservation areas and listed buildings
Council contacts
- General council enquiries01245606606Council source
- General council enquiries01245606294Council source
- General council enquiries01245606431Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas27 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas26 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Not EIA Development26/00730/EIASO
EIA Screening Opinion for development proposed under planning application 26/00457/FUL (Retrospective application for the erection of a cow barn (2)
Field At Greenacre Lane Stock Ingatestone Essex
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Not EIA Development26/00731/EIASO
EIA Screening Opinion for development proposed under planning application 26/00458/FUL (Retrospective application for the erection of a cow barn (3))
Field At Greenacre Lane Stock Ingatestone Essex
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Not EIA Development26/00732/EIASO
EIA Screening Opinion for development proposed under planning application 26/00458/FUL (Retrospective application for the erection of a cow barn (4))
Field At Greenacre Lane Stock Ingatestone Essex
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/00733/FUL
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer. Addition of 2No. new rooflights with associated internal alterations.
116 Moulsham Drive Chelmsford Essex CM2 9PZ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/00736/FUL
Retrospective application for a garage conversion with the erection of a second storey over the existing garage for a home office/storage space.
Old House Spring Elms Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SG
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/00737/FUL
Retrospective application for patio construction around the outbuilding of the property
Old House Spring Elms Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SG
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/00738/FUL
Retrospective application for replacement boundary fence and access gates into existing vehicular access
Old House Spring Elms Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SG
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Conditions Discharged26/00099/DOC/1
Condition 3 - Detailed large scale drawings - Windows, doors, eaves, verge, brick detailing, porch, rooflights, window cut out, parapet, vents, flues, Condition 5 - Sample brick panel, Condition 7 - Details of gate and picket fence
2 The Green Sandon Chelmsford Essex CM2 7SH
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/05125/TPO
T1 - Horse Chestnut tree - Reduce crown by 1m. Reason: To clear away from Church building
119 Chester Place Chelmsford Essex CM1 4NQ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Prior Approval Not Required26/00017/HHPA
The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by a maximum depth of 7.9m, for which the maximum height would be 4m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m.
Winterbourne Ship Road West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8UZ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/00739/CLOPUD
New single-storey, detached classroom block with roof mounted solar PV equipment within the grounds of Baddow Hall Junior and Infant Schools.
Baddow Hall Junior School New Road Great Baddow Chelmsford CM2 7QZ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/00744/FUL
Part single storey, part two storey side and rear extension and front porch. Alterations to fenestration and external alterations.
11 Storms Way Chelmer Village Chelmsford CM2 6NU
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/00745/FUL
Two storey rear extension.
38 Boleyn Way Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3JL
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/00746/FUL
Installation of a close boarded fence along the property boundary.
1 Russell Green Cottages Cranham Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3BB
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/00747/CLOPUD
Loft conversion with rear dormer.
141 Beeches Road Chelmsford CM1 2SA
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/00748/FUL
Removal of existing rear conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension. Partial conversion of existing garage and alterations to fenestration.
15 Fourth Avenue Chelmsford Essex CM1 4EZ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Pending Decision26/00750/FUL
Part single, part two storey rear extension and loft conversion. Raise garage roof to create first floor habitable space. Internal and external alterations.
New Harvard House 30 High Street Stock Ingatestone Chelmsford Essex CM4 9BA
Received 8 Jun 2026 - No Objection26/05651/CAT
x6 Cypress Leylandii (rear boundary of property) - Fell to ground level. Reason: Overgrown and safety risk.
The Old Bakery Main Road Margaretting Ingatestone Essex CM4 9HX
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Conditions Discharged26/00009/DOC/2
Condition 3 - Contamination
Vision IT Recruitment Ltd The Outpost Chelwater Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7FH
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Conditions Discharged24/01620/DOC/1
Condition 12 - Arboricultural Method Statement
Site Adjacent Dellwood Elm Green Lane Danbury Chelmsford Essex
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/00753/FUL
Ramped access
52A Swiss Avenue Chelmsford Essex CM1 2AD
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/00754/PIP
Permission in Principle for development of between 6 and 9 no. dwellings
Land North Of Chickdene Farm Windsor Road Downham Billericay Essex
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted24/01034/NMAT/1
Non-material amendment to planning permission - 24/01034/FUL (Single storey rear extension) To replace weatherboard finish with brick plinth to cill level and render over to North and East elevations as shown.
95 Inchbonnie Road South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5ZW
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Prior Approval Not Required26/00018/HHPA
The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by a maximum depth of 6m, for which the maximum height would be 2.62m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.62m.
141 Beeches Road Chelmsford CM1 2SA
Received 8 Jun 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Chelmsford City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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